I always heard that some of the large houses behind the post office were suppose to be haunted when I was a kid. Not sure which ones.

I also remember hearing that some neighborhoods in the Southside area were prey to ghost of Confederate troops as were places around Liberty Gap in Bell Buckle.

Some friends of mines met up with a woman, I do not know how we met with her, but she was a psyched. And her daughter was able to see spirits. But we went to an apartment, I think the street name is Cedar Grove, you drive past Tysons going to Shelbyville Mills road, and you turn right going up a hill, and on the left side of that road, their are apartments in a row. One of my friends lived in the last apartment in that row.

The lady that is a psyched had her daughter with her, and her daughter got to complaining that she wanted to leave. Her mother told us that their was a little boy who lived their a while back, said that he was hit by a vehicle and killed either on that street or the street connecting to it. She said his spirit was their, and he want leave her daughter alone. She said he was friendly, but he likes doing little pranks on people, that he is a prankster. It was about 6 or 7 people in that apartment including me, we were all sitting down listening to what she was saying about this little boy, and then all of a sudden a big vase that sits on the floor, it had long straw like feathers or flowers in it, those feathers shook real good and hard, and everybody jumped up and ran out of the apartment except the lady telling us about the boy, and the daughter that was able to see him.

It scared us to death, we eased our way back into the apartment and the woman was laughing so hard. She said, see I told you, that was him, and he loves doing stuff like that. No one in the room was near the vase; she had to reassure my friend that lived their the boy was not mean, just a prankster and would not hurt her. I don't think I could stay their after that anyway, but she did. I don't remember how long it was after that when she moved out.

wolf meadows- go out and sit quietly there. you will here children.

where is Wolf Meadows??

4fabfelines, Wolf Meadows former location is on the right at the triangle intersection of Warners Bridge Road (I think), just a little out of town. I have been there several times when I was younger, but I think it has been developed and people live there now.

It was a home for the retarded at one point and the conditions were reported to have been terrible. I cannot verify that, as I have never personally worked with an individual whose records indicate that they were actually a resident of the facility. They may have all died or been taken back home before I was ever even born though. The stories I have heard are likely an accurate depiction of the treatment they received, given the history I know of other similar institutions and the general tendency towards racial purification so prevalent at one time.

New Hope Church was one of our areas most famous hauntings before it was burned. I have been there many times as well when I was younger, but never experienced anything unusual or even saw "the Bible".

One of my fondest memories was a "witch" who was a legend when I was younger. Her name was Miss Kitty. The first time I heard about her, I had to go and see for myself. I did not know what to expect, but was warned that I would find a witch on that road near Normandy. What I found instead, was a poor elderly lady (with some degree of dementia) who opened her door to all children and allowed them to visit. She had a notebook to sign, and it was signed by many people going many years back and another full one that was even older. I visited her regularly, and tried to always bring her something. She lived there for a little over a year after that. I do not know if she died or moved. There were regular visits by egg throwers and abusive visitors right before she disappeared. I have to assume by people who had heard that she was a witch and wanted to persecute her. Sad really, to remember with adult eyes now.

I do not believe any of these places were ever haunted by ghosts in the traditional sense of a ghost. I do believe this area is full of ghosts of a different type though. New stories are being made every day...

I have been to wolf meadows, and also heard the children. The place is really creepy, as soon as you get there the hair on my arms stands up. They did mistreat those children. They tied them to trees with chains and fed them dog food. They also beat them. My grandmother had a friend that was a nurse and she had been there to treat them right before it closed. Oh, by the way it has not been developed and no one lives there. There is only a gravel road to get there and then a dead end.

I have heard of a few places as well. But I personally don't believe in "ghosts." I do, however, belive in spirits. Never seen anything weird happen and I really don't plan on it. I think its built up in people's heads and they "think" they see something or want to see something. But then again like I said, I have never experienced anything like that.

The people who live in the house on Union Street have been there for several years. I know them well. They report that the house and property is now ghost free, year round. It seems when these nice folks moved in, the ghost family politely moved out, leaving sincere apologies for messing with the previous cleaning lady.

The house on North Main that was recently torn down (next to Howell Funeral Home) had strange things go on there. It would sound like someone walking around upstairs when there was no one on that floor. Also strange noises that sounded something like creaking or rattleing but if you went looking for the noise it would stop. It was the same for the coach house behind it that had been turned into an apartment. Things would constantly come up missing and reappear days later. No one was ever bothered or anything, it was just unusual. There supposedly were tunnels running underneath the house to different areas of town during the civil war days. We found what looked like a crawl space that was concreted up. Some previous residents say they could see a girl in a bridal dress coming down the stairs on stormy nights. I witnessed the sounds and disappearing objects but not the bride.

The Movie Theater is haunted. My husband and his best friend used to work there in their teen years.

They often heard footsteps up and down the stairs in the balcony when they were in the projection booth previewing the movie. They often had doors open and close for no reason and lights turned on and off several times.

The seats would sometimes flip down on their own and stay that way for a while then flip up as if someone got out of the seat.

He and his friend can tell stories all night about what they heard and saw.

wolf meadows was a home for mentally ill children who were supposedly mistreated very badly.. I do not know for a fact that these children were mistreated but the tales say they were tied to trees and fed dog food. But then again these were kids tales..Halloween night was always the time to take a trip to Wolf Meadows, The Chapel Hill Lights and New Hope Church. I was never really into visiting places like that myself because I was always afraid I'd see something I really had no desire to see.

Wolf Meadows

On page 61 of the book Doors To The Past, published by The Bedford County Historical Society in 1969, there is a picture of Wolf Meadows, and a nice, though brief account of the history of the building of it, as well as the ownership through the years.

Building was started in 1860, according to a medallion like ornament over the third floor balcony.The original owner, Colonel Lewis Tillman,died in 1886, and in 1890 the farm was sold to Mr.& Mrs. Daniel Stewart of Alabama.

Mr. Stewart passed away in 1902,and mrs. Stewart, with the aid of her family, continued to operate the farm successfully until her death in 1946. A few years after her death the farm was purchased by Prentice Cooper.

A couple of things come to mind when I try to put this narrative, as put forward by the Historical Society, in it's proper place, and at the same time give due consideration to the tales of retarded children, dog food, gross mistreatment of children, etc., that so many seem to have heard.

First, why no mention of these atrocities by The Historical Society? Isn't it thier job, and duty even, to report the facts of a situation and not sweep them under the rug?

Second, during what time frame could these evil events have occured? According to the Society report the farm was in continual and successful operation, as a farm, from 1890 till 1946.

Third, any custodial operation would have to have been under the auspices of the State Of Tennessee. We just don't allow folks to go out and gather up groups of other folks, march them out into the woods and tie them to trees. We require a license to be purchased before engaging in such activity. Show me the paper, please.

Fourth, I can't say what others would have done if these things actually happened, and were found out, but I personally, would have been looking for a stout rope and a low limb.

Why wouldn't there be haunted places everywhere? Remember not all hauntings are bad.